Tyler Bates will be providing the score for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and has already begun writing some of the music for director James Gunn. Bates, who has previously collaborated with Gunn for Slither & Super, is no stranger comic book adaptations, having scored both 300 & Watchmen for Zack Snyder. Part of Marvel’s phase two slate, the film is based on the comics of the same name and focuses on a team of superhumans and extraterrestrials dedicated to the safeguarding of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Gunn took to Facebook to make the announcement:
“Grateful to be working with my favorite composer, Tyler Bates, on Guardians of the Galaxy. “Unlike most films, Tyler writes huge chunks of the score first so that I can actually film to the music,” says Gunn During action scenes and huge dramatic moments we blare the score on set so that the cast, crew, and camera can move in harmony with the music. Music is often an afterthought in film, but never for us. And everything Tyler’s done so far has been amazing!”
Chris Pratt (Peter Quill/Star-Lord), Lee Pace (Basil Sandhurst a.k.a. “The Controller”), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), David Bautista (Drax the Destroyer), Michael Rooker (Yondu), John C. Reilly, Ophelia Lovibond, Karen Gillan, John C. Reilly, Benicio Del Toro, and Glenn Close star. Guardians of the Galaxy is expected to hit theaters August 1, 2014.